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| Microsoft delivers strong quarter on Windows 7, Office upgrade cycle Microsoft's first quarter handily topped expectations as the company continued to ride an upgrade cycle for Windows 7 and Office. Read more |
| Where IT Workers Must Go Next (Or Integrators Will Do It For Them) Big changes are coming to IT departments and IT professionals. Cloud solutions, mobile applications and support for an interconnected workforce will require very different skill sets for IT. Read more |
| Microsoft: iPad? What iPad? A number of financial analysts and company watchers (including yours truly) have wondered whether the company's seeming lack of an immediate strategy to directly address the growth of the iPad and Android consumer slates would come back to bite it. Not too surprisingly, Microsoft officials are insisting that Windows PCs... Read more |
| Google Apps adds Android management features for enterprise Google has launched new admin controls to manage Android through Google Apps and a browser without dedicated servers. Read more |
| Adobe under attack: New PDF, Flash zero-day Adobe's security response team is scrambling to respond to new zero-day attacks against a computer hijack vulnerability in two of its most widely deployed products: Flash Player and Adobe PDF Reader. Read more |
| Mozilla plugs Firefox drive-by-download zero-day Mozilla has quickly rushed out a Firefox security patch to provide cover for a zero-day flaw that was being exploited in drive-by malware downloads. Read more |
| Motorola: Droid X selling 'extremely well'; Third quarter earnings shine Roughly a year ago Motorola basically bet the farm on Google's Android operating system with the launch of the first Droid device. Motorola's third quarter highlights how that bet has paid off nicely. Read more |
| Microsoft provides updated cloud roadmap, technologies to developers Microsoft officials shared more information about cloud technologies and programs that the company is prepping for Azure developers during the opening day of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference on October 28. Read more |
| Windows Azure crosses over to IaaS Microsoft's new IaaS solution is a differentiator for the company, writes James Staten. Read more |
| Tech giants form SSD working group to bolster enterprise adoption Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, IBM and Intel have formed a working group to create better form factors and faster connections for solid-state drives. Read more |
| Amazon launches Kindle app for Windows Phone 7 There aren't many Windows Phone 7 devices in circulation, but Amazon's Kindle App will be there when they arrive. Read more |
| New survey makes me wonder: Who's buying electric and hybrid cars, anyway? When you think about surveys touting the benefits of cars, or lack thereof, the researcher that probably jumps to your mind first is the venerable J.D. Power and Associates. So it was with great interest that I read an item about the firm's new report about hybrid electric and battery... Read more |
| Boxee Box getting Vudu streaming platform in November Boxee Box's November 10 launch date is nearly upon us, and another feature for the set-top box has been announced: Vudu streaming access. Read more |
| Comcast CEO: iPad, tablets give us ability to 'start from scratch' on TV interface Comcast CEO Brian Roberts was decidedly upbeat about tablets such as Apple's iPad and how it can drive demand for the cable giant's Xfinity Web video efforts. Read more |
